This week’s Blog of the World definitely shows a new side of life in the USA.

Olivia, Nathan and their son Tristan are on a road trip around the USA in their RV (motorhome for those of us not fluent in American!). They are web designers, so they can work from anywhere that has an internet connection.

The family set off from Pittsburgh in August and are currently in Austin, Texas. When mum and dad are not coding they are busy homeschooling Tristan, who is 7 years old.

Tumblewagon is the story of their adventures. As you would expect from a pair of tech-friendly web designers, this is no ordinary words and pictures blog - there are also video and podcast entries.

This blog is a true cross-cultural adventure, written by two people from different countries who have never met. Sarah lives in Seattle, USA and Valentina is Italian but lives in Marseille, France.

In Franglish, Sarah and Valentina take turns to publish a letter to the other one about what’s going on in their lives. The project started in April 2008 and they will exchange letters via their blog for one year.

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On a different topic, many thanks to La of Coastal Commentaries who nominated PocketCultures for an ‘I heart your blog’ award. We are very honoured.

At this point I am supposed to pass on the award to seven more blogs, however we have written about so many great and lovely blogs here on Blogs of the World, it was too difficult to pick favourites. So please take your pick from the other posts. Thanks again La!

In Coastal Commentaries Lala writes frequent updates from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA. It’s a new blog but there’s already plenty to read about life on the East Coast.

One of the things she often points out about life in Cape Canaveral is that nobody seems to be originally from there. This applies to Lala as well - she grew up in the land-locked South.

Sunset at Cape Canaveral from Coastal Commentaries

Otherwise, it’s a relaxing read about life by the sea, with walks along the beach, trips to local restaurants and discovering the Florida State food Conch fritters.

Melinda moved to Florence three years ago, and writes about her Italian experiences in Living in Florence. Read it and you will be transported to the streets of this beautiful European city.

She loves exploring Florence and the surrounding region, but also writes about daily life, such as Sunday lunch with her Italian in-laws. Each post contains a sprinkling of Italian words (with translation), so you will pick up some Italian too!

Photo from Living in Florence.

Read more:
Melinda wrote about why Italians don’t need a bath towel in My Partner is a Foreigner.

Family life in Arizona, USA with the Keller family. Take a look at 17th February’s Got Snow? for amazing pictures of the Arizona desert covered in snow!

An American with a French father, La Coquette has lived in Paris for 4 years and writes about life in her father’s home country. Fashion is a recurring theme, but she also comments on a range of other topics. Her style is witty, original and very readable. Scroll down to the 16 November 2007 post “French oldies in Coups de Foudre…” for links to some old French musical favourites.

One of the original bloggers, with a typically North American blogging style. She has been maintaining her site since April 1999. She posts frequently, on topics including current events, sustainability, web culture, and domestic life.

http://www.rebeccablood.net/